adverbs of frequency 

We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity.

These are called adverbs of frequency and include:

Frequenc Adverb of
Example Sentence
y Frequency

100% always I always go to bed before 11 p.m.

I usually have cereal for
90% usually
breakfast.
80% normally / generally I normally go to the gym.
70% often* / frequently I often surf the internet.
I sometimes forget my wife's
50% sometimes
birthday.
30% occasionally I occasionally eat junk food.
10% seldom I seldom read the newspaper.
5% hardly ever / rarely I hardly ever drink alcohol.
0% never I never swim in the sea.